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Doctor, doctor, help me, I'm falling in love with a...

An article in Car magazine describes it as the coupe equivalent of a MX-5: rwd, light-weight (~1200kg), under-powered but in the context of the car, somewhat irrelevant: "Low-slung engine and driving position contribute towards a centre of gravity that bests (sic) a Cayman"

Redlines at 7,500rpm and has a six speed manual box.

The only thing that's missing is mechanical LSD and a less-intrusive stability control. Yet a mechanical LSD version may be coming (or retro-fitted) and they're working on the stability control.

The MX-5 was a hairdresser's car too, they tell me. But it was far and away the best car I ever owned. I used to get home and be disappointed to have arrived. If they can replicate that in a four seater car that I can afford, I'll put up with the jokes from my sister and my Dad, and you too.

the aus spec sheet that was floating about seemed to suggest it'll have an LSD here btw matt

dont listen to the euro douche, it'll be a good car despite the unfortunate fanboyism

I kinda like it but not gonna be in a rush to compete with aforementioned fanboys for a slot, the TRD/STI versions will be interesting, and they share the same engien mounting points as the standurt subaru cars so a 2.5t WRX engines have already been slotted in so it cant be long before they decide to do that themselves

The MX-5 was a hairdresser's car too, they tell me. But it was far and away the best car I ever owned. I used to get home and be disappointed to have arrived. If they can replicate that in a four seater car that I can afford, I'll put up with the jokes from my sister and my Dad, and you too.

How tall is Chris Harris? I did try to test drive a MX5 when they came out, but never even started it, the windscreen was too low...

“…the key facets of an 1180kg kerb weight, rear-wheel drive, ESP that can be fully turned off, quick steering and a limited-slip differential make it a riot in the twisty stuff.”

Also...

“…at its best, the driving experience is a match for the likes of a Porsche Cayman, and accolades don’t come much higher than that. That it can’t reach those heights across as broad a range of conditions as the German-built car shouldn’t detract from its overall success, because the fact that it can even get close is a minor miracle.”

“…the key facets of an 1180kg kerb weight, rear-wheel drive, ESP that can be fully turned off, quick steering and a limited-slip differential make it a riot in the twisty stuff.”

Also...

“…at its best, the driving experience is a match for the likes of a Porsche Cayman, and accolades don’t come much higher than that. That it can’t reach those heights across as broad a range of conditions as the German-built car shouldn’t detract from its overall success, because the fact that it can even get close is a minor miracle.”

Nice, you can go and do some graphic design for a few minutes. Thanks.

Pricing hasn’t been confirmed, and could still depend on what the Yen/Dollar exchange rate looks like when the car goes on sale in May/June. It’s likely to exceed $40,000 for the well equipped ‘high-line’ version, which gets climate control and leather seats, with the more basic ‘low-line’ car stripping some of the toys and likely to cost a couple of thousand dollars less.